Listening

Question 1

Chorale Prelude on Durch Adam’s Fall

Answer 1

Organ. Chorale prelude written by J. S. Bach in Weimar. About the fall and man’s depravity. Lots of dissonance, falling 7ths. Catechism.

Question 2

Prelude in C minor
Fugue in C minor

Answer 2

Keyboard (piano on recording). 3 voice fugue written by J. S. Bach in Cothen. Prelude: register changes on the downbeats. Fugue: recognizable theme.

Question 3

Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 (3rd mvt)

Answer 3

Fugue movement of a concerto grosso, including violin, recorder, oboe, and trumpet, written by J. S. Bach in Leipzig. Trumpet in F Clarino register.

Question 4

Cantata 140 Wachet auf (BWM 140)

Answer 4

Written by J. S. Bach in Leipzig. Often sustaining voice with melody voice. Sunday before Advent. Parable of the wise and foolish virgins. Dotted-8th, 16th rhythms.

Question 5

Cantata 140 Mein Freund (BWM 140)

Answer 5

Written by J. S. Bach in Leipzig. Duet for treble and baritone (soul and Jesus), lots of call and answer imitation.

Question 6

Herr Jesu Christ

Answer 6

Written by J. S. Bach. Lots of pedal notes.

Question 7

St. Matthew Passion
-Kommit, ihr Tochter

Answer 7

Oratorio movement about Christ’s Passion: full ensembles

Question 8

St. Matthew Passion
-Aria: Aus Liebe (Out of Love)

Answer 8

Oratorio aria movement about Christ’s Passion written by J. S. Bach in Leipzig. No continuo, no strings, isolation, sorrowful. A minor (no key signature).

Question 9

Sonata in A Major

Answer 9

Keyboard solo written by Scarletti. Influence from Spanish guitar playing.

Question 10

La Serva Padrona

Answer 10

2 act comic Intermezzo written by Pergolesi in 1733. Galant style. Serpina (maidservant) orders Uberto (master and guardian) around.

Question 11

Orfeo ed Euridice (Act 2, scene 1)

Answer 11

Reform Opera scene written by Gluck based on the Roman myth. Orfeo encounters furies, which he convinces to let him pass.

Question 12

Fantasia in C Minor

Answer 12

Last piece of C. P. E. Bach’s treatise on the keyboard. Has rhythmic freedom, much like recitative. It often has no barlines.

Question 13

Sonata in D Major (1st movement)

Answer 13

Sonata form keyboard piece written by J. C. Bach. Exemplary early classical piece. Begins on three quarter note chords.

Question 14

Symphony No. 13 in G Major

Answer 14

All-strings symphony written by Sammartini in a modified sonata form.

Question 15

Symphony in E flat major (1st movement)

Answer 15

Written by Johann Stamitz. Sonata form: but the recap is 1st, then 2nd theme. Sneaks into each following section. A lot of winds and dynamics are used.

Question 16

Symphony No. 6 in D Major (1st movement: The Morning)

Answer 16

Written by Joseph Haydn. Part of a symphonic trilogy Tageszeiten (Times of the Day): The Morning, The Afternoon, and The Evening. Programmatic music. Begins with a sunrise: rising line, pedal point, and cresc in volume and instrumentation. Concertante style.

Question 17

String Quartet No. 3 “The Emperor” (2nd movement)

Answer 17

A string quartet written by Joseph Haydn. 2nd movement uses theme and variations form. The theme comes from “God Keep Franz the Emperor.”

Question 18

Piano Concerto No. 17

Answer 18

A piano concerto written by Mozart for one of his students. 1st movement concerto form.

Question 19

Symphony 41: Jupiter

Answer 19

The last symphony written by Mozart. Includes specific motives throughout.

Question 20

Le nozze di Figaro “Se vuol ballare”
(The Marriage of Figaro “wants to dance”)

Answer 20

Opera written by Mozart. True nobility is earned, not inherited. The Count tries to take Susana, but Figaro won’t let him. Uses minuet (nobility) and contredanse (peasant).

Question 21

Requiem Mass “Kyrie”

Answer 21

Unfinished piece by Mozart, commissioned by Count Franz von Walsegg.

Question 22

Symphony 103 “Drumroll”

Answer 22

A symphony written by Haydn. Opens with a drumroll, and a dark feel (dies irae quote). Briefly returns to opening section toward end of recapitulation.

Question 23

The Creation “Rolling in Foaming Billows”

Answer 23

A section of an oratorio written by Haydn. Turbulent, rolling lines. Sung in English.